Scarn4322
Probationary Member
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- Sep 18, 2022
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Toronto,
ON_Canada
Alright so.. I recently bought a 1994 eagle talon AWD TSI. I love these cars and I have lots of memories with this car when I was younger. I bought this one because the body is good and engine/tranny seems good too (give or take)...
[THE PROBLEM]
1) -The car starts (not the greatest see video) the car also seems to drive fine. When I floor it, the boost kicks in at roughly 3000 rpm's. I can feel the boost but at higher rpms I can no longer feel the boost anymore.
2) -The car idles very strange, it almost sounds like its cammed. So the rpm needle is around 1000 rpm when idling however sometimes when I stop at a red light the rpm will go down maybe around 500 and feels like it going to shut off so I give it gas. When its idling at 1,000 rpm if I press the brake the rpm will go down (sometimes). Also, (this just happened once) one day when I got home and parked the car and let it idle before I shut it off the rpm would go up to around 1,500 and back down to 1,000. this happened 2 or 3 times while idling for 2 minutes.
As far as I'm aware the car is pretty stock.
[LITTLE BACK STORY]
The guy I bought the car from had it for 3 years. He told me the guy he bought it from was driving it and something happened with the timing belt it broke or slipped. So long story short when this guy bought it he told me he replaced the timing belt and corrected the timing, he also did the head gasket as well.
I'm really hoping someone can help. I've tried looking for a mechanic that knows these cars in the TORONTO region. Everyone keeps telling me Magnus Auto but they never pick up. Is there any other shops anywhere near the area? I'd like to fix this car, I know it's not a perfect car but I bought it with the intentions of being patient and slowly bring it back to life.
[THE PROBLEM]
1) -The car starts (not the greatest see video) the car also seems to drive fine. When I floor it, the boost kicks in at roughly 3000 rpm's. I can feel the boost but at higher rpms I can no longer feel the boost anymore.
2) -The car idles very strange, it almost sounds like its cammed. So the rpm needle is around 1000 rpm when idling however sometimes when I stop at a red light the rpm will go down maybe around 500 and feels like it going to shut off so I give it gas. When its idling at 1,000 rpm if I press the brake the rpm will go down (sometimes). Also, (this just happened once) one day when I got home and parked the car and let it idle before I shut it off the rpm would go up to around 1,500 and back down to 1,000. this happened 2 or 3 times while idling for 2 minutes.
As far as I'm aware the car is pretty stock.
[LITTLE BACK STORY]
The guy I bought the car from had it for 3 years. He told me the guy he bought it from was driving it and something happened with the timing belt it broke or slipped. So long story short when this guy bought it he told me he replaced the timing belt and corrected the timing, he also did the head gasket as well.
I'm really hoping someone can help. I've tried looking for a mechanic that knows these cars in the TORONTO region. Everyone keeps telling me Magnus Auto but they never pick up. Is there any other shops anywhere near the area? I'd like to fix this car, I know it's not a perfect car but I bought it with the intentions of being patient and slowly bring it back to life.
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